In today's show, Kathleen interviews two fascinating women - Jana Suchy and Nadia Larsen. They have joined together to create a truly unique program to help breast cancer survivors. Learn about The Pink- Ribbon Boudoir Project.

About Jana Suchy:

“I empower women by showing them their natural beauty to help transform self-image and confidence.”

I am a Wisconsin girl with a 1980 UW-Stevens Point college degree in Natural Resource Management. I worked the back deck of Alaska fishing boats in the 1980s, journeying to Missoula, Montana, for journalism graduate study at UofM to return home to Sitka and cover the fleet as writer/photographer for the fish papers.

I had a long career since the early '90s. I've written/photographed/produced many user-friendly information/education projects in a wide range of media about marine industries and environmental topics—from brochures to radio spots, billboards to comic books. I've also written 3 photobooks on Alaska fishing with photo exhibits in the Pacific Northwest.
I've shot boudoir photography since 2010, creating Pink-Ribbon Boudoir for breast-cancer survivors to showcase their enduring beauty and to help them feel fabulous for emotional healing.

As a boudoir photographer dba Way Out West Creative, I empower women by showing them their natural beauty to help transform their self-image and confidence. Not studio glam but shot on-location. Each woman selects her favorite photos for a hardcover photobook. When I heard, "Oh my god I'm beautiful, I never knew I was beautiful!" I knew breast-cancer survivors would love to feel that too, which led to developing a special project for Pink-Ribbon Boudoir.

Website: www.pinkribbonboudoir.com (Contact Jana through this website to nominate a breast cancer survivor or to pledge a donation for the project)

About Nadia Larsen:

Nadia was born and raised in Israel and then went to college in Switzerland. She speaks 6 languages and has worked as an interpreter. Her passion is world traveling and photography.

Nadia formerly owned a chocolate business in Tucson and now runs her nonprofit, Nadia Strong Photography Foundation. She founded this support for breast cancer survivors after her difficult and painful battle with stage-4 breast cancer.

The vision for her foundation is to offer a unique support environment along with creative wellness programs designed to inspire and encourage cancer patients and survivors to be proactive about their health both during and after treatment. This includes a free photography session for breast cancer survivors.

Website: www.nadiastrong.org